Improvement in dining-tables



I. Y. GAS-SIAM.

DINING-TABLE.

Patented. Nov. 14; 1876.

. ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATE$ PATENT OFFIoE.

I. YGNAGIO CASSIANO, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN DINING-TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 184,340, dated November14, 1876; application filed September 22, 1576.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, I. YGNAGIO OASSIANO, of San Antonio, in the. countyof Bexar and State of Texas, have invented a new and ImprovedDining-Table, of which the following is a specification In theaccompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a top view of my improveddining-table. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same, takenthrough the line X X, Fig. 1. Fig.'3 is a detail top View of thewaste-water receiver. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of a part of thedevice for holding and changing the plates, and Fig. 5 is a detail topview of the plateholder and plate, parts of the plate being broken awayto show the fastenings.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved dining-table,which shall be so constructed as to enable each person sitting at thetable to bring the various dishes within his reach, which will enablethe plates to be changed by mechanical means, which will enable eachperson to help himself to water when desired, which will keep bottles ofwine or other substances cool, and which shall be provided with afountain to keep the air cool and refreshing.

The invention consists in the combination of the reservoir, the pipe,and the basin, with the tube that carries the central revolving part ofthe table-top; in the combination of the ring-cup with the revolvingtube, the inlet-pipe, and the fountain-basin; in the combination of therack or bottle-holder with the tube and the fountain-basin; in thecombination of the pipes and the faucets with the fountain-basin, thetube, and the central revolving part of the table-top; in thecombination of the ring-plate, the screw-socket, the shaft, the armedplate, the pins, the plate- 4 holders, the springs, the cross-plates,the gearwheels, the shaft, the arm, and the crank, with the frame andthe segmental top of the table; in the combination of the detachablereceiver with the tube, the waste-pipe, and the lower cross-bars of thetable-frame, as hereinafter fully described.

In the drawing, A represents the posts, which are connected at theirupper ends by a circular band, B, and by radial cross-bars C. To thelower part of the legs A are attached the outer ends of radial bars D,the inner ends of which are attached to a socket or step, E, in whichrevolves the lower end of a tube, F. To the tube F is attached thecircular middle part G of the table-top, upon which the dishes to beserved are placed, so that by revolving the said part G each personsitting at the table can bring any desired dish within his reach. Thecircular part G of the tabletop may be locked in any desired position bysliding-bolts H attached to the ring part I of the table-top, andshooting into notches in the edge of the said circular part G, a bolt,H, being placed withinreach of each person sitting at the table.

The ring part I of the table is made in sections, and each section ishinged by hooks and eyes, or other hinges, tothe radial top bars 0, sothat their outer edges may be turned up to give access to the spacesbeneath them. In the segments I, directly opposite the place where eachperson is to sit, are formed holes of such a size as to allow plates topass up and down through them freely. The outer edges of the circularpart G, and the inner edges of the ring part I, of the table-top, restupon a ring-plate, J, attached to the radial top bars 0. K is areservoirto receive water, which reservoir is attached to some suitable supportat a higher elevation than the table, and with the lower end of which isconnected the lower end of a rubber tube, L. The other end of the tubeLis attached to the end of a pipe, M, which is attached to one of thebottom bars D, passes into the lower end of the tube F, through thebottom of the socket E, passes up through the said tube E, and projectsthrough a hole in its upper end. The pipe M has a nozzle formed upon orattached to its upper end, so thatthe water maybe forced out in a jet orspray. To the upper end of the tube F is attached a ring-cup, N, toreceive flowers, so that the jet or spray may seem to rise out of thecenter of a bouquet. The water from the pipe M, as it falls, is receivedin a basin, 0, attached to the tube F,.and which is provided with aholder or rack, P, for holding bottles of wine to be cooled. When thewater in the basin 0 reaches the desired height, it escapes through theoverflow-pipe Q which passes into the tube F, passes down to, or nearlyto,

notched to receive hooks d attached to the bars D, so that it may besecured by passing the notches of the flange over the said hooks, andthen turning the receiver partly around, as indicated in Fig. 3.

The waste water may be drawn from the receiver B through a pipe orfaucet attached to its bottom or lower part. S is a ring-plate securedto arms, T, attached to the legs A. To the ring-plate S, opposite theseat of each person, is secured a screw or stud, U, in the upper end ofwhich is formed a hole to receive the lower end of the shaft V. Theupper end of the shaft V revolves in bearings in the ring-plate J, andto said shaft, a little below its upper end, is attached a four-armedplate, W. The plates W may have more or less than four arms, if desired.In the outer ends of the arms of the plate W are formed holes to receivethe pins X, to the upper ends of which are attached the plates Y forholding the dining-plates Z. The plates Z are made with a base flange orfoot, 2, in which are formed holes to receive the hooks g attached tothe holder Y, and upon which'it is secured by the buttons 3 The hooks gmay be formed to receive the.

edges of the flange z. The lower ends of the pins X are hinged tosprings A, the inner ends of which are attached to the middle part ofthe armed plate W, or to a hub secured to the-shaft V beneath the saidarmed plate W. To the under side of the outer ends of the springs A areattached narrow cross-plates B, the end parts of which are slightlycurved or inclined upward, as shown in Fig 4:. To the lower part of theshaft V is attached a large bevel-gear wheel, 0, into the teeth of whichmesh the teeth of a small bevel-gear wheel, D, attached to a shaft, E.The shaft E revolve-s in hearings in the band B, and in a bracket, F,attached to said band. To the i shaft E is attached an arm, G, which, asthe wheel 0 is revolved into such a position as to bring the plates Zdirectly below the hole in the ring-segment I, strikes the plate B, and

. raises it, forcing the pin X up through the with a catch-plateattached to the band B, and lock the crank in place when in position tohold the dining-plate above the surface of the table.

With this construction, when the plates are to be changed the crank H isturned, which lowers the plate that has been used, carries it in beneaththe table-top, and raises a clean plate through the opening in thesegment I ready to be used.

To the bottom or lower part of the fountainbasin. 0 are attached pipesI, .which pass down along the sides of the tube F,along the under sideof the revolving center-top 1, up through said top, and have faucets Jattached to their ends. A sufficient number of the pipes I, and faucets.J, are used to bring one of said faucets J within reach of each personsitting at the table.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patcut-- 1. The combination of thereservoir K, the pipe L,the pipe M, and the basin 0, with the tube F, that carries the centralrevolving part G of the table-top, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

2. The combination of the ring-cup N with the revolving tube F, theinlet-pipe M, and the fountain-basin O, substantially as herein shownand described.

3. The combination of the rack or bottleholder P with the tube F, andthe fountainbasin 0, substantially as herein shown and described.

4. The combination of the pipes I, andthe faucets J, with thefountain-basin O, the tube F, and the central revolving part-G of thetable-top, substantially as herein shown and described.

5. The combination of the ring-plate S, the screw-socket U, the shaft V,the armed plate W, the pins X, the plate-holders Y, the springs A, thecross-plates B, the gear-wheels O D, the shaft -E, the arm G, and thecrank H,- with the frame A B G D, and'the segmental ring-top I of thetable, substantially as herein shown and described. v 6. The combinationof the detachable receiver R with the tube F, the waste-pipe Q, and thelower cross-bars D of the table-frame A B O D, substantially as hereinshown and described. v I. 'YGNAGIO OASSIANO.

Witnesses:

WM. H. BURKE,

EDWIN BRUCE.

